Google Play

Last night I was poking around and looking at the different settings and options in my google account.  It is amazing how many things can be synched up just through a google account.  I realized that all the music I had on my laptop, I could access through my smartphone by using something called google play music.  I haven't been all that motivated to explore all the google tools, but now that I am getting a little taste of all the things I can do, I am more excited.  I am especially curious about what we will be able to do in terms of communicating and sharing information amongst students and across classrooms once we have a google domain that is being commonly accessed.

Spreadsheets

I really liked working with the spreadsheets and charts today.  In my program we collect a lot of data and today I became more familiar with how I can input data, create visual graphs or charts, and collectively share  the results with individuals.  This may also be a tool students can use for tracking their own data.  I could also see our program using a google doc spreadsheet for tracking things such as group community services hours, our physical fitness movement hours, etc....

Google Calendar

I did something new today.  I learned how to use google calendar.  I have always been a live by my appointment book kind of girl and even though I have had a smartphone for a couple years, I have never converted myself to the electronic calendar.  Next year, our whole school is moving to an electronic agenda book for students so I thought, maybe I should give it a try.  It actually wasn't that hard, and I even figured out how to sync it to my phone.  I know its a baby step... but its one more thing I can do that I couldn't do yesterday!  Share something you did today that you couldn't do yesterday.... maybe I'll give it a try.